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心■〇 0 [VN] She enjoys shocking people by saying outra- geous things.她喜欢故意说些不堪入耳的话让人讨厌。 [also VN to inf]

► shocked adj. ： For a few minutes we stood in shocked sfZence. —时问，我们站在那儿惊讶得说不出话来。

'shock absorber noun a device that is fitted to each wheel of a vehicle in order to reduce the effects of trav­elling over rough ground, so that passengers can be more comfortable 减震器

shock-er /'jDka(r); NAmE 'Ja：k-/ noun [informaf) 1 a film/ movie, piece of news or person that shocks you 令人震 惊的电影（或新闻、人）2 something that is of very low quality质量低劣的涂酉

'shock-headed (also 'shock-haired) adj. (of people A) having a lot of thick untidy hair 头发浓—蓬乱知 'shock-horror adj. intending to make people very shocked or very angry意欲令人震惊（或愤4 )的；令又 发指的：a shocfc-horror advertising campaign — 次引起 公愤的广吿活动

shock-ing 〇n» /'Xokirj； NAmE 'ia±-l adj.

1 that offends or upsets people; that is morally wrong 令人气愤的；惹人憎恶的；不道德的：shocking behav­iour 骇人听闻 的行为 ◊ shocfct'ng news 令人震惊的消息 ◊ It is shocking that they involved children in the crime. 4* 人发指的是，他们教唆儿童参与犯f活动。◊ a shocking waste 〇/ money 令人咋舌的挥霍行为 2   espe-

c/a//y 8r£) very bad 非常清糕的：77ie house was Zejt m a shocking state.那座房子破败得不成样子了。►shock.ing- ly adv. ： a shocfcing/y high mortaZify rate 髙得惊人的死 亡率

.shocking 'pink 办 very bright pink in colour 艳粉红 色的► .shocking _pink now/? [U]

'shock jock noun (informal, especially NAm£) a disc jockey on a radio show who deliberately expresses opinions or uses language that many people find offen- sive惊世骇俗的唱片节目主持人 shock.proof /_Jt)kpru:f; /SMmf Jaik-f made so that it ciannot be ciamaged if it .is dropped or hit 防震的： My watch is shocfcproo/and waterproo/•我的手■表防震 防水。

'shock tactics noun [pi.] actions that are done to delib­erately shock people in order to persuade them to do

sth or to react in a particular way 震惊战术，耸动视听

术（有意让人震惊，以说服他人做某事或做出某种反应的 策略）

'shock therapy (also shock treatment) noun [U] a way of treating mental illness by giving electric shocks or a drug that has a similar effect 休克疗法

(通过电击或药物来治疗精神病）

'shock troops noun [pi.] soldiers who are specially trained to make sudden attacks on the enemy 突击部队 'shock wave noun 1 a movement of very high air pres­sure that is caused by an explosion, earthquake, etc. (爆炸、地震等引起的）冲击彼2 shock waves [pi.] feelings of shock that people experience when sth bad happens suddenly 震惊；MM： The murder sent shock waves through the whoie community/ 凶杀案震惊了整个 杜区j

shod /Jod; NAmE Xa:d/ adj. [literary) wearing shoes of the type mentioned 穿着…鞋的：■ She turned cm her degcmrty说adhed.她考然转身，迈开穿着雅致的皮鞋的 双脚离去了。■ — see also shoe, shoeing, shod, shod v. shoddy     NAmE adj. (shod-dier, shod-di-est)

1 (of goods，work, etc.商品、■土 作等）made or done badly and with not enough care做工舍粮的；粗制滥造 的；劣质的 H771 second-rate ： shoddy goods 去质商 品◊ s/ioddy workmanship 粗糖的做工 2 dishonest or unfair奸诈的；卑鄙的：shoddy treatment不好的对待 ► shod-dily adv. shod*di-ness noun [U] shoe /Ju:/ noun, verb

m noun 1 one of a pair of outer coverings for your feet, usually made of leather or plastic.鞋：a pair of shoes — 双鞋◊ ffe too/c his shoes and socfcs 〇# 彳&脱掉鞋袜。◊ W/i.at’s your shoe size?你穿多大的鞋？' ◊ a shoe brush 鞋 .届ij ◊ s/ioe.jpofch 鞋油一see also snowshoe 2 = horse­shoe IfiTOl be in sb’s shoes I put yourself in sb’s shoes to be in, or imagine that you are in, another person’s situation, especially when it is an unpleasant or difficult one处于襄人的境地；设身处地：I:wou〖dn’t like to be in your shoes when they find out about it 等他们弄清事情真相的时候，你的日子就很不好过了。 if ,1 were in 'your shoes used to introduce a piece of advice you are giving to sb (引出建议）要是義处在你 的境地，换了我是你的话：1/ / were your shoes, J’d resfgn fm—Zy.要是我处在你的地位，我就立刻辞 职。if the shoe fits            = if the cap fits at cap n.

the shoe is on the other 'foot (NAmE) = the boot is